Tech Meme

Bloomberg: Airbus is in talks to acquire Atos’ cybersecurity and data unit for up to €1.8B; Atos says another company also made an offer; Thales reportedly showed interest  —  – Deal would value the unit at as much as €1.8 billion  — Atos is selling off assets as it faces hefty debt repayments Lees verder op Tech Meme

Camilla Hodgson / Financial Times: A look at the cottage industry of lawyers helping Amazon marketplace sellers reactivate their accounts after suspensions, as Amazon cracks down on millions  —  Small businesses seek advice to reactivate accounts after being caught by drive to clean up ecommerce platform Lees verder op Tech Meme

Todd Shields / Bloomberg: SpaceX launches its first six Starlink satellites capable of offering mobile phone service, as part of its Direct to Cell service with T-Mobile US  —  – Starlink satellites capable of connecting to normal phones  — Companies racing toward service via cell towers in space Lees verder op Tech Meme

Sun Yu / Financial Times: Sources: the Cybersecurity Administration of China has approved only ~25% of data export applications since a data security law took effect in September 2022  —  Delays come amid slowing economy and increased tensions between Washington and Beijing  —  China has approved only about a quarter … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Laurie Clarke / Politico: Critics and tech companies worry that the UK’s Investigatory Powers (Amendment) Bill, a surveillance law whisking through parliament, undermines user privacy  —  Despite the protestations of industry and campaigners, ministers are whisking a new bill through parliament. Lees verder op Tech Meme

James Shotter / Financial Times: Israel, which has so far set aside $100M to shield its tech startups from the fallout from its war with Hamas, calls upon private investors to help the sector  —  Government sets aside $100mn for early-stage companies as country’s innovation agency calls on private investors to help Lees verder op Tech Meme

Rasmus Nielsen / Financial Times: Despite the focus on generative AI misinformation, policy discourse ignores that politicians pose the gravest misinformation threat, ahead of big 2024 elections  —  As we head into a big election year, beware the risks of misleading statements from those at very top Lees verder op Tech Meme

Wall Street Journal: A look at Shein’s and Temu’s Chinese supply chain: a lifeline to suppliers, but the margins are razor-thin, prices must stay low, and some drown in unsold stock  —  Shopping apps throw a lifeline to Chinese exporters, but it is a trade-off  —  SHENZHEN, China—E-commerce sellers Shein … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Peggy Hollinger / Financial Times: A look at the battle brewing between LEO satellite operators over spectrum use, as SpaceX’s Starlink, Amazon’s Project Kuiper, and others push for looser rules  —  A contest between legacy and new operators is brewing over the use of spectrum  —  There is a battle brewing in space. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Financial Times: Former employees at IRL, which is being sued by SoftBank for fraud, detail problems that were apparent from the start, such as outages and inflated user metrics  —  Japanese group claims it was duped, founder says he was a scapegoat and ex-employees say there were problems from the start Lees verder op Tech Meme